shape and it is. there will be about 1,000 vips -- well, several hundred reporters coming to the first few games and the field is transformed as has this area been with giants fever. reporter: maybe it just seems that way but the city is awash in orange. giants orange. did you wear that orange for the giants? >> no. >> no? >> no. >> reporter: so not everyone is on the bandwagon but the world looks different through orange colored glasses. in the heart of san francisco, a giant orange heart. victoria's secret even had a giant bra -- i don't mean like a giant bra but it's orange, giants bra. >> it's supposed to be the happiest color, makes people happy. >> orange. >> for sure.

>> reporter: at graphics sport wear they have been working on shirts since the game ended. >> when they were down 3-1 we had no idea we would be printing but as they kept winning games, we got ready to print. >> everybody loves the tigers. >> reporter: they won't be buying one. they are from detroit. >> detroit has had tough times so the tigers have been a really nice rallying point for the city. by the way, so we already know the weather for this coming weekend in detroit. possible snow flurries. so when they play ball saturday night in detroit, it's going to be in the 40s. >> reporter: the city of south san francisco it's now a sf city, south san francisco, everybody is a giants fan these days. detroit has gone through hard times as that gentleman was saying bu you know something? i think the country is on our side >> you know what i'm not

missing from 2010? >> reporter: panda hat. >> no. >> rally song. >> reporter: underwear. >> rally thong. not missing that. >> reporter: i'll take mine off. [ laughter ] >> good to know it's still around. >> a little tmi. >> let's hope he doesn't take it off. let's talk about pitching. >> let's. in fact, detroit tigers are on the field. the pitching staff has just taken the field. you guys know that zito every since he signed that $126 million contract has been the whipping boy for the giants. he hasn't lived up to expectations until last friday night. zito is coming off perhaps the best start of his career when he pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings against the cardinals in st. louis. he essentially saved the giants' season putting them in position to win game 6 and 7 in san francisco. what a remarkable turnaround for a guy who wasn't even on

the play-off roster in 2010. >> to be able to participate in a world series is a blessing. i was thank to feel have an opportunity after my nlds game which didn't go so well. we have the opportunity and we have the worst back in san francisco. that's all we needed to do. we have the boys back in s that's all we needed to do. >> he might have been down on himself but never showed it on the outside. he kept battling and working and, you know, he made a remarkable comeback here in year and is throwing the ball well. we definitely wouldn't be here without him that's for sure. >> reporter: yeah. truly is a feel good story. zito has good numbers an earned runnage 2.91. coming up in the 6 p.m. sportscast, we are going to tell you about justin verlander who is going to be the cy

young winner witching against zito. where have they been all season? the first to get in line for credentials. >> easy to get on the bandwagon now. see you at 6:00. the pride of venezuela showcased. the giants and tigers have nine players from there taking part in the fall classic so coming up at 6:00 how local venezuelans are celebrating the record achievement. game one between the giants and tigers, tomorrow night 5:07. chief meteorologist paul deanno will have the answer in a little bit. if you are looking for gear a photo galley, go to cbssf.com/giants. we have developing news from east contra costa contra costa where a plane crash has killed one person and it happened around 2:00 this afternoon when the single- engine plane crashed in an open field and went up in flames. the field is just four miles north of the byron airport. >> i was working in my shop,

heard a plane sputter and then heard an explosion. it was completely in flames, a lot of black smoke. that's all we saw. you can only see a little tail section of the plane. >> police believe no other passengers were on board. the faa is investigating the cause of the crash. it's been one of the worst days for the stock market this year. [ closing bell ] >> underwhelming corporate earnings reports are rattling investors' nerves. dupont, 3m, u.p.s., did not meet their revenue expectations. the dow fell to its lowest in four months. it sank 243 points. the nasdaq also fell 26.5 points. the s&p finished down almost 21 points. seeing numbers drop on the board may be bad on wall street but when it's at a gas station, that's a different story. here in the bay area, some gas stations have seen a 20-cent drop just in the past week. cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo

with why prices are expected to keep going down. ann. >> reporter: elizabeth, people have been lining up on willow pass road all day in concord and get gas here at $3.39 a gallon. aaa says gas prices are going down about 20 cents in the past week. i wish it came down as fast as it went up. that was unbelievable. reporter: in early october california's average prices some places topped $5 but that pain at the pump is easing. last week drivers were paying $4.67 in san francisco, this week $4.49. oakland last week 4.59 compared to 4.37 this week and in san jose the average prices dropped from 4.58 to 4.38. aaa says it's because the governor authorized the early switchover to the cheaper winter blend of gasoline and the supply troubles at california refineries have been resolved. do you buy it? >> no. not at all.

i think it's -- i think there's too much of a monopoly by the major oil companies quite frankly. >> reporter: other factors include big corporations cut their earnings forecasts raising problems about economic growth and old-fashioned supply and demand. >> i thought it would come down because people can't pay $5 a gallon. >> reporter: but it really is a situation of buyer beware. >> i shopped three or four different gas stations and there's about 80 cents difference between two gas stations right now. >> reporter: this concord station is selling gas for 3.39. in livermore, it's a dollar more a gallon. >> i usually try to go to costco but, you know, a lot of times of it's just everywhere i have time. >> reporter: but everyone has access to website that is direct them to cheaper gas an if you don't shop around, there's little incentive for stations like the one in livermore to drop their prices. do you wonder why everybody is paying those prices height now? >> i think it's a scam or misprint. >> reporter: good news for drivers though. aaa expects the gas prices to go down through thanksgiving and if you would like to see

where the lowest gas prices are in your area, go to our website, cbssf.com. then you can find a link to lowest gas prices. in concord, ann notarangelo, cbs 5. more bay area headlines. detectives have identified the body found inside a castro valley house that caught fire last week. officers say 58-year-old barbara [ indiscernible ] was attacked and murdered before the fire started. a black 1996 volvo suv was also stolen from the home. police believe the suspect is in his late teens or early 20s. police in vallejo are offering a $10,000 reward for information on the murders of a couple and their unborn twins. last month 31-year-old dashawn jones and 28-year-old ashley mills died after being shot several times. mills was six months pregnant with twins. witnesses saw two men wearing hoodies running away after the shots were fired. police used an early-

morning surprise attack to catch four dangerous suspects in a murder case. the oakland s.w.a.t. team started the operation at 5:30 a.m. this morning. detectives hope the arrests will help them solve the murder of a 20-year-old man this past january. they believe that murder was gang-related. a shark has killed a surfer off the central coast beach. it happened at surf beach near vandenberg air force base in santa barbara county this morning. the 38-year-old man was surfing with his friends who actually saw the attack. those friends dragged the man to the beach and administered cpr. they were unable to save him. two years ago, almost to the day, a santa barbara college student died after being attacked by a shark in the same area. no signs are posted warning of shark attacks but surfers know the danger. >> i think it's well known locally like you said that there are sharks and we have had shark sightings up and down the santa barbara coastline pretty frequently recently. >> an average of 65 shark

attacks happen every year around the world. in july a manscaped injury near santa cruz after being thrown from his kayak when a great white shark bit through that kayak. the debates are over. you know what? what the presidential candidates are doing to wind swing states with just two weeks before the election. >> good evening, -- good evening, i'm meteorologist paul deanno. 63 in livermore, san jose currently 60. find out when the rain returns but more importantly when the 70s will return. the forecast is coming up. >> apple unveils the ipad mini, how much, how small, what's inside and when you can get your hands on one. ,, thirty-eight. schools. trouble, we all should help out. under thirty-eight they do. more a year. bucks. money for schools. every school dollar must be... spent on student learning. student wins. vote yes on thirty-eight.

campaign trail... focusing on where they can make the t impact in two weeks. cbs 5 political reporter gre lee with how the it's the home stretch. the presidential debate is over and candidates are on the campaign trail focusing on where to make the most impact in two weeks. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with how the polls may affect those decisions. >> reporter: the numbers are closer than ever nationally and

in the key battleground states and because it is a statistical dead heat it dictates where the candidates turn their attentions in these days just before the election and time is running out. reporter: in the post- debate world, it is a sprint to the finish with no holding back. republican campaign strategist bob gardner says, this is the 9th inning in presidential politics. >> but now, it's the home stretch and it starts all over again. it's going to be all out. i can tell from you experience that nobody is going to be getting any sleep. >> reporter: the president hit two swing states in one day, ohio and florida. >> if you say that you love american cars during a debate, you're car guy, but you wrote an article entitled, let detroit go bankrupt... >> no! >> you definitely have a case of romnesia. >> reporter: not to be outdone, romney ratcheted up his campaigning in nevada. >> well, you know, he as, uhm,

he has been reduced to trying to defend characters on sesame street and -- [ laughter ] >> word games of various kinds. >> reporter: and in a race this tight, both need all the face time they can get. it's one of the reasons that in just 14 days the candidates and their supporters will spend $100 million in tv ads especially since the polls are closer than ever. in ohio, the president's lead has shrunk to just 2 points. in florida, romney has the advantage by one and in virginia it's a dead heat. mark has conducted polls for three decades and says because it's so close, the candidates will likely decide their final campaign moves based on polling. >> absolutely. the key in the next few weeks is where can the candidate go where they can make the most difference and get some publicity for their visit? >> reporter: bob says that media will become increasingly important in the swing states

because at this point, the tv markets are already saturated. there's no more ad space to buy. and it's probably just one of the reasons the president will hit six swing states in just three days. i'm grace lee, cbs 5. it was one of apple's worst kept secrets. the ipad mini. what does it look like and how much will it cost? >> take me out to the ballgame ♪ >> some have it some don't. is having a good singing voice tied to your genes? >> i don't care if i ever get back ♪ ,,

apple's newest i- pad today. c-b-s reporter bigad shabanh the "little" big news after weeks of rumors, we finally got a chance to see apple's newest ipad today. bigad shaban with the little big news from the cupertino company and what it means for the tablet wars. reporter: apple shrinks the screen on its new ipad mini to just under 8." that's about 2" smaller than previous models. >> now, this just isn't a shrunken down ipad. it's an entirely new design. >> reporter: the new size puts it in the same range as the amazon kindle fire. but with the starting price of $329, it's more expensive. the marketing chief described its athin as it as thin as a

pencil and with 10 hours of battery life. >> we were so far ahead of the competition, i can't even see them in the rear view mirror. >> reporter: the big announcement comes a month after the company unveiled the long line of other gadgets including the iphone 5. andrea chang is a technology reporter for the "los angeles times" and says there's a reason behind apple's back-to-back announcements. >> a lot of it is because the holiday season is coming up and for any retailer anyone who sells products you want to get in before the november period starts. >> reporter: apple has already sold 100 million ipads since their debut two years ago. the company hopes when it goes on sale that number will multiply. bigad shaban cbs 5. >> a new mall in the tri-valley area set to open in time for the holiday shopping season. and they are looking for workers. hundreds showed up for a job fair today in livermore.

the new paragon out let's will feature 120 designer shops. the second of two job fairs held at the mall of. >> i walked in with resumes. i walk out with two job offers. >> the center is settle to open november 8. it's the hottest ticket in town and there are still seats available to see the world series but cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts tells us fans need to shop carefully and be prepared. >> reporter: as of this morning, there were more than 10,000 world series seats up for sale almost all online. on stubhub standing room prices start at $279 and you can get a seat in the upper reaches. stadium for $372. but lower box and field club seats are up to $91,000.

other sites are offering tickets as well but at&t park officials advise caution. when tickets are this in demand, there are sure to be counterfeiters. >> more and more are surfacing and they can't get in. so you don't want to buy a ticket from someone you don't know. >> reporter: at&t park has a partnership with stubhub so ticket buyers there have protection. and you can also try the giants box office but right now, they just don't have many tickets to sell. and some fans are also making some unusual online offers, offering to paint a house and drive cross-country if you can help them get into the game. there are certainly some sky high prices. >> creativity. >> $91,000? >> you may not necessarily actually get $91,000. there are people who are asking a lot of things they may not get. >> shoot for the moon, baby. >> exactly. paul, the rain added to the

drama of the big win. will will we see that kind of dramatic finish for the next couple of games? >> you're winning 9-0 doesn't matter what mother nature is doing to you. we had a deluge of rainfall over the top of that game. and now we are look at least the chance of a few showers coming up tomorrow. our mount vaca cam condensing 30 minutes of weather into 5 to 10 seconds. we had partly sunny skies in the bay area this afternoon. nothing on hi-def doppler. it's completely dry. so to make outdoor plans for the evening grab a jacket but not the umbrella. tonight you will need the umbrella, north of redding. those showers and thunderstorms are heading toward us. we have one more line of rain to go, a slight shower chance at the beginning of game one tomorrow night first pitch 5:07, first pitch temperature 62 degrees. rainfall in downtown san

francisco yesterday, record rainfall nearly an inch of rain just yesterday. add up all of the previous 113 days back to july 4, we only had .04" of rain. we had nearly an inch of rainfall yesterday. most of that fell right on the stadium right in the ninth inning. overnight lows tonight in the 50s. san rafael 54. oakland 56. mountain view 55. another chilly night for livermore. down to 52 degrees. here's the setup for tonight and tomorrow. low pressure hasn't moved. another wave of low pressure wrapping around the parent low comes in tonight and it's going to give us that shove into the bay area giving us more showers coming up tomorrow. after that low pressure is gone. high pressure builds back in. and we'll have sunny weather and warmer weather beginning on thursday. so that final round of rainfall moves in tonight, showers out of here by early in the afternoon on wednesday, and we'll stay mainly dry for thursday into the weekend. mid-60s tomorrow. san jose 64. that's 11 degrees below average. fremont 64. los altos down to 66. 66 pleasant hill for your high

tomorrow. benicia only 62. and highs in san francisco 62. berkeley 64. san rafael 66 degrees. extended forecast calling for dry weather beginning on thursday back to the 70s inland. what a nice weekend. even 70s near the bay with mainly dry weather and no showers until next tuesday. so get through tomorrow, we will dry out. >> too bad they are not playing the baseball games here over the weekend. they are going to detroit. >> it's going to be about 46 degrees game time on saturday night. >> no kidding. >> very chilly. >> all right. thank you. it has long been thought early and extensive music training will give you that perfect pitch. now new research says it's nature and nurture at play and nature is the giant force. dr. kim explains. reporter: last night, the san francisco giants showed perfect pitch. >> who else... >> reporter: shut out the cardinals to win the pennant. as for the giants fans, well, their pitch was wild. >> take me out to the ballgame ♪

>> take me out to the crowd ♪ >> buy me some peanuts an crackerjacks, i don't care if i i ever get back ♪ >> reporter: not everyone has perfect pitch. the ability to identify or recreate musical notes based on memory alone. many believe it's influenced by early exposure to musical training. but new research shows genetics plays a big role. you're born with it. researchers studied adults who began extensive musical training by age 6. they listened to a sequence of numbers to test their memory skills and there was a striking difference. those with perfect pitch were much better at remembering all the numbers in the perfect order. >> i have been in music for so long, i figured if it was possible to learn it, i would have learned it by now. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the findings don't surprise the head of music for san francisco opera. he says while perfect pitch is an asset it's not essential. >> there are far more musicians

in the world that don't have it but are incredibly successful and bring something else to the music. >> reporter: but who needs mozart when you have romo? so go ahead and belt one. [ singing off key ] >> reporter: so if you have a budding child piano prodigy at home, just note, years of practice makes perfect. but this study out of uc-san diego says you may need these memory genes to obtain flawless pitch. so allen, sing me a tune. [ laughter ] >> get brian wilson the beard to do it. >> should have asked. why didn't i think of that? >> we all sound better in a group. >> much better in a group. >> kind of evens it out. >> really big group. we'll be right back. ,,

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